March 4, 2013
ITF-TAO would like to welcome Mr. Rana Sadaqat Ali of Pakistan as our newest member. Mr. Ali is the official Representative of Pakistan ITF-TAO and is affiliated with Sports Board of Pakistan and ministry of sports of Pakistan.   We look forward to working with Mr. Ali keeping the teachings of General Choi Hong Hi alive in its purist form.
February 23, 2013
February 20, 2013
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, RCMP Staff Sergeant Dave Hadubiak (Public Relations Director ITF-TAO) was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work with the Special Olympics.  There were only 60,000 such medals awarded to Canadians with 2300 going to the RCMP. S/Sgt Hadubiak was also presented with a bronze clasp for 25 years of “Long Service and Good Conduct� while with the RCMP.
January 9, 2013
Over 20 competitors from Morningstar TKD and Oakridge TKD recently attended the Pro Martial Arts Friendship tournament hosted by Mr. Sal Dacosta. Competitors from accross Ontario from ITF-TAO, ITFNK, ITF Canada and ICTF competed in patterns and sparring. After the dust settled ITF-TAO members came away with a good number of trophies in all divisions. A special congratulations to 2nd Dan Rajinder Singh of Morningstar Taekwon-Do and 1st Dan Emily Hadubiak of Oakridge Taekwon-Do who came away with gold in both the patterns and sparring, adult male and Jr. female division as well as the sparring Grand Championship and 2nd Dan Jackson Richardson from Morningstar Taekwon-Do who took gold in the Jr. boys middle weight sparring division. Congratulations to everyone for representing ITF-TAO extremely well!
January 31, 2013
On the weekend of January 25-227, one hundred red belt to 7th degree black belt participants from across Canada and the USA  decended on Oakville for our Annual Technical Conference. ITF-TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar and special guest Master Andrew K.H. Rhee from Australia (eldest son of FGMR)  took everyone through all 24 patterns throughout the two days.
Keeping true to the teachings of the founder of Taekwon-Do, General Choi Hong Hi, the students and instructors were drilled on correct sine wave and the proper application of techniques. By the end of the 10 hour training everyone was exausted but motivated in their efforts to keep Chang Hun Taekwon-Do alive in it’s purist form. We will see everyone at next years Technical Conference in St. Johns, Newfoundland.
January 9, 2013
Our 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Friday January 25th, during the Annual Technical Conference weekend. The AGM will take place in the Oak Room in the Holiday Inn Oakville Center and will begin at 7:00pm. All registered ITF-TAO registered Dojangs Instructors must be present.
November 20, 2012
On Saturday November 17, 2012  Ott’s TaeKwon-Do and the Hwa-Rang Warriors School conducted a Black Belt grading for three students. The grading was Conducted by Mr. Francis Ott and Mr. Sean H. Sutton who are both V Dan ITF-TAO. The Test was a tough four and half hours which included, a physical test, demonstration of all Gup and Dan patterns plus explanation of each technique. Each candidate also demonstrated step- sparring, self – defense, one on one sparring , two on one sparring and the correct way to takedown and face a multitude of attackers. The test was finally finished when the candidates performed all there breaks, which was a combined 55 pieces of wood. Over fifty parents and fellow students attended a banquet in their honor. They also received their new Black Belts, Do-Bok’s and a Tanto Sword. The sword is symbol of their courage, leadership, sharpness, and strength. We would like to congratulate Mr. Jerry Inga on receiving his 2nd Dan. Congratulations also to Mr. Sig Mandell-Zayon and Mr. Joshua Infante on receiving their 1st Dan Black Belt. We hope that they will keep training and keep their passion for TaeKwon-Do alive.
November 21, 2012
On Saturday, November 17, 2012, Cabot Taekwon-Do was pleased to host its 11th Annual Technical Seminar with Mr. Morningstar. The morning session, which started at 9:30 and ran until 12:30, was for students of all ranks aged 12 years and under. Students had already been lined up for several minutes before Mr. Morningstar’s arrival, anxious to get started. The afternoon session, which began at 1:30 and ended at 5:00, was for students of all ranks aged 13 and over. Both sessions started with an intense Morningstar-style warm-up. Next, students worked on various kicking and punching drills, warming up the body to do fundamental movements, followed by patterns. The seminar also included self-defence, step sparring and sparring. As the afternoon session was for adults, more advanced kicking drills were included. Students were left wondering if their legs were going to come off. Cabot Taekwon-Do is very grateful to Mr. Morningstar for taking the time to travel to Newfoundland to conduct these technical seminars. We are already looking forward to next year!
